Next month, little Charlie Gard will be a year old. Will he be alive by then? No one knows. You see, this little boy was born with an inherited disease that basically depletes his DNA.

People all over the world are now watching what is happening with this little boy, the pain his parents are going through, and what the government and courts are not doing to help.

So much so, that Congress has gotten involved. 

Congress passed an amendment granting “permanent resident status to Charlie Gard and family so Charlie can get the medical treatment he needs,” Nebraska Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska tweeted Tuesday.

Permanent U.S. residency for Gard would mean his parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, would not need permission from U.K. doctors to fly him to America for treatment.

From the beginning his parents have fought to get their little boy the care they want for him. They have had to take their battle past the doctors, past the administrators, and out in public going through multiple court battles.

The European Court of Human Rights was approached and decided the case wasn’t worth hearing. The Pope even weighed in.